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Resort Report 2010: Carolina Herrera

Three days into this run of resort shows/presentations/appointments, and it’s pretty clear that the Dress Is Having a Moment. Hardly earth-shattering news this, given that it seems to be the one piece that still has stores ringing up sales. Carolina Herrera is feeling for the dress too, but she’s not thinking easy, breezy, I just threw this on the minute I got off the beach. Herrera is all about a decidedly grown-up sheath, cut from floral jacquard or silk faille in either anthracite or orange, the dress cinched at the waist with a wide embellished self belt. What’s also new is that Herrera is going with the trend for graphic prints with a softer edge. Her addition to the plethora of brushstrokes, batiks, and bold organic stripes? A black-and-white pansy print, used for everything from a strict jacket to a strapless dress. Herrera is also feeling for the return of long evening looks too—like a sinuous orange-and-gold-lamé gown worn by Karlie Kloss. Shimmy in the short sparkly numbers while you still can, girls.